2025 Japanese Grand Prix

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2025 Japanese Grand Prix
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Layout of the Suzuka International Racing Course
Race details [1]
Date	6 April 2025
Official name	Formula 1 Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix 2025
Location	Suzuka International Racing Course Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.807 km (3.608 miles)
Distance	53 laps, 307.471 km (191.054 miles)
Weather	Cloudy
Attendance	266,000 [2]
Pole position
Driver	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Time	1:26.983
Fastest lap
Driver	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes
Time	1:30.965 on lap 50 (lap record)
Podium
First	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Second	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2025 Japanese Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix 2025) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 April 2025 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Japan. It was the third round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship.

Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing took pole position for the race, which he went on to win, with the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri completing the podium. Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes broke two records and became the youngest driver in Formula 1 history to lead laps and set the fastest lap.

Background

The event was held at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka for the 35th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 4–6 April. ^[3] The Grand Prix was the third round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship and the 39th running of the Japanese Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship. ^[4]

This race was Scuderia Ferrari's 1100th start in a World Championship event as a team. ^[5]

Championship standings before the race

Going into the event, Lando Norris led the Drivers' Championship with 44 points, 8 points ahead of Max Verstappen in second, and 9 ahead of George Russell in third. McLaren, with 78 points, entered the race as the leader in the Constructors' Championship from Mercedes in second with 57 points, and Red Bull Racing third with 36 points. ^[6]

Entrants

See also: 2025 Formula One World Championship § Entries

The drivers and teams were the same as published in the season entry list with one exception. ^[7] Liam Lawson, who previously raced for Red Bull Racing, swapped teams with Yuki Tsunoda of Racing Bulls. Tsunoda made his Red Bull Racing debut. ^[8] Ryō Hirakawa took part in the first free practice session for Alpine in place of Jack Doohan. ^[9]

Tyre choices

Further information: Formula One tyres

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (the three hardest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event. ^[10]

Practice

Grass fires prompted several red flag periods throughout free practice.

Three free practice sessions were held for the event. ^[1] The first free practice session was held on 4 April 2025, at 11:30 local time (UTC+9), and was topped by Lando Norris of McLaren ahead of George Russell of Mercedes, and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari. ^[11] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 15:00 local time, and was topped by Oscar Piastri of McLaren ahead of his teammate Norris and Isack Hadjar of Racing Bulls. Four red flags were observed, heavily disrupting the session: the first due to Jack Doohan of Alpine crashing heavily into the barriers at turn 1, the second due to Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin spinning into the gravel around the Degner corners, and the final two due to two separate grass fires. ^[12]

The third free practice session was held on 5 April 2025, at 11:30 local time, and was topped by Norris ahead of his teammate Piastri and Russell. Two more patches of grass, this time at turns 12 and 15, respectively, caught fire, facilitating two red flags. ^[13]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 5 April 2025, at 15:00 local time (UTC+9), and determined the starting grid order for the race. ^[1]

Qualifying classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times			Final grid
				Q1	Q2	Q3
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:27.943	1:27.502	1:26.983	1
2	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	1:27.845	1:27.146	1:26.995	2
3	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	1:27.687	1:27.507	1:27.027	3
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:27.920	1:27.555	1:27.299	4
5	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:27.843	1:27.400	1:27.318	5
6	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:27.968	1:27.639	1:27.555	6
7	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	1:28.278	1:27.775	1:27.569	7
8	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:27.942	1:27.610	1:27.610	8
9	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	1:28.218	1:27.783	1:27.615	9
10	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas-Ferrari	1:28.228	1:27.711	1:27.867	10
11	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	1:28.186	1:27.822	N/A	11
12	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams-Mercedes	1:28.209	1:27.836	N/A	15 1
13	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:28.337	1:27.897	N/A	12
14	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	1:28.554	1:27.906	N/A	13
15	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:27.967	1:28.000	N/A	14
16	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	1:28.570	N/A	N/A	16
17	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	1:28.622	N/A	N/A	17
18	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas-Ferrari	1:28.696	N/A	N/A	18
19	7	Jack Doohan	Alpine-Renault	1:28.877	N/A	N/A	19
20	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:29.271	N/A	N/A	20
107% time: 1:33.825
Source: [14] [15]

Notes

• ^1 – Carlos Sainz Jr. received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lewis Hamilton in Q2. ^[16]

Race

The race was held on 6 April 2025, at 14:00 local time (UTC+9), and was run for 53 laps. ^[1]

Race report

Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing from pole position went on to win the race, with the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri completing the podium. Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes became both the youngest driver to lead a race and to set a fastest lap in Formula One history. ^{[17] [18]}

Race classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	53	1:22:06.983	1	25
2	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+1.423	2	18
3	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+2.129	3	15
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	53	+16.097	4	12
5	63	George Russell	Mercedes	53	+17.362	5	10
6	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	53	+18.671	6	8
7	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	53	+29.182	8	6
8	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	53	+37.134	7	4
9	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	53	+40.367	9	2
10	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas-Ferrari	53	+54.529	10	1
11	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	53	+57.333	12
12	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	53	+58.401	14
13	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	53	+1:02.122	11
14	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams-Mercedes	53	+1:14.129	15
15	7	Jack Doohan	Alpine-Renault	53	+1:21.314	19
16	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	53	+1:21.957	16
17	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	53	+1:22.734	13
18	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas-Ferrari	53	+1:23.438	18
19	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	53	+1:23.897	17
20	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	52	+1 lap	20
Source: [15] [19]

Championship standings after the race

For full season standings, see 2025 Formula One World Championship § Results and standings.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Lando Norris 62 2 Max Verstappen 61 1 3 Oscar Piastri 49 1 4 George Russell 45 5 Kimi Antonelli 30 Source: [20]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Mercedes 111 2 Mercedes 75 3 Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 61 1 4 Ferrari 35 1 5 Williams-Mercedes 19 Source: [20]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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